July 12, 2018 2:39pm EDTJuly 12, 2018 2:39pm EDTFootball, News, FIFA World Cup, English, Croatia, FranceThe Argentinian will have the unique honor of refereeing both the first and last matches of Russia 2018.Referee Nestor Pitana talks to Olivier Giroud(Getty Images)

Guy Atkinson

Published on Jul. 12, 2018

Jul. 12, 2018

FIFA has named Argentinian Nestor Pitana as the referee for Sunday's World Cup final between France and Croatia.

The 43-year-old officiated the tournament's opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia and was in charge for France's quarterfinal victory over Uruguay, as well as Croatia's last-16 clash with Denmark.

He is joined by assistant referees Hernan Maidana and Juan Belatti, as well as fourth official Bjorn Kuipers.